Lucidfoodsarethosewhichpromoteharmony,innermentalpeace,brightintellect,willpower,en-
ergy(vitality),etc.Theyfosterpurityofthemindaswellasofthebody.Theyarenutritiousanden-
hance the body’s ability to fight off disease. Lucid foods include:
wholefoods,cereals,freshvegetablesandfruits,legumes,seeds,nuts,sproutedseeds,
herbs, teas, sunlight, clean air, etc.
Allenergiesreceivedbythebodycomefromthesamesource,theDivineSelf.However,forthesake
ofprecisenessandunderstanding,thefollowingdistinctionsaremadeinaccordancewiththemanner
inwhichtheenergymanifests.Tothelistabovemaybeaddedthesubtleenergiesoftheenvironment,
CosmicEnergyandSolarEnergy,whichareformsoftheLifeForceEnergy,foronereceivescosmic
energiesfromtheuniverseitself,andsolarenergythroughwholefoodsindirectlyanddirectlybybe-
inginthesunlight.Ontheorderofdensity,cosmicenergyismostsubtleanditcoursesthroughthe
universe.Solarenergyradiatesfromthesunandislesssubtle.Sekhem(LifeForce)energyiseven
lesssubtle.Itiseverywhere,availabletobeharnessedthroughthebreathandotherdisciplinesofself-
control.
Sooneshouldpracticebeingoutinthedirectsunlightforatleast 15 to 20 minutesperday.Ideally,
provisionsshouldbemadetoliveinareasofreducedpollutionsoastobeabletoachieveandmain-
tainahigherlevelofLifeForceenergywhichisassimilatedthroughthebreathandthesubtleenergy
centersoftheastralbody.Theskinisthelargestorganinthebody.Ittakesinnutrients(producing
vitaminD)fromthesunaswellastheair,anditshouldbeallowedaperiodoftimethroughoutthe
day wherein it is unencumbered by artificial coverings, i.e. clothes.
Aseriousspiritualaspirantmustlearnaboutthenatureoffoodasheorsheclimbstheladderofmys-
ticalspirituality.Insodoing,ahealthyconstitutioncanbecreatedwhichwillallowforapositiveand
fruitfulspiritualmovementtowardsself-discovery.Sinceeveryhumanbeingisnotexactlythesame
asanother,theexactdiet,whichisoptimalforeachindividual,willbeslightlydifferent.Therefore
eachindividualshouldexperimentwiththeirdietwithinthebroadguidelinesgivenhereinorderto
discovertherightcombinationwithintheLucidDiet–mucus-freecategorywhichisbestsuitedfor
him or her.
Plate 12: Kemetic The Tree of Life
InherformastheTreeofLife,thegoddessisthesourceoffoodanddrink,mysticallyreferredtoas
“breathingtheair,”whichsustainslife.ThevignetteabovecomesfromthepapyrusofAniandistyp-
icalofotherpapyruses,whichacknowledgethenourishingaspectofvegetationasthesourceoflife
forhumanbeings.ThisisoneaspectofthemysticalteachingofthetreeoflifeinKemeticspiritual-
ity.Asaristhesource,theSpirit,whichenlivensallthings.Thegoddessistheconduitthroughwhich
thatlifeessenceistransmittedtohumanbeings.Thegoddessbestowsfoodanddrinktotheaspirant.
Othersubtleimplicationsofthisvignettearethereferencesinthetextaccompanyingittothefood
anddrinkasbeingthe“breath”whichsustainslife,i.e.,LifeForceenergy.Further,thefactthatthe
aspirantobtainsthesedirectlyfromthegoddesswhoisinthetreesuggeststhatthebestfoodisob-
tainedbydirectcontactwiththegoddess,thatis,bypickingfreshvegetablesandfruitsfromplants
directly and by listening, reflecting and meditating on the wisdom that she symbolizes.